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P: Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God, who creates, redeems, and sustains us and all of creation.

C: Amen.

P: With all my heart I glorify the Lord! In the depths of who I am I rejoice in God my savior.

C: He has looked with favor on the low status of his servant.

P: From now on, everyone will consider me highly favored because God has done great things for me.

C: Holy is his name.

P: He shows mercy to everyone, from one generation to the next, to all who honor him as God.

C: He has shown strength with his arm, and scattered the arrogant and proud.

P: He has pulled the powerful down from their thrones and lifted up the lowly.

C: He has =illed the hungry with good things and sent the rich away empty-handed.

P: He has come to the aid of his servant Israel, remembering his mercy, just as he promised.”

C: Holy is his name.

As we light candles:

(Luke 1. 46-55)

Please be seated after you have lighted a candle(s)

Lectio continua—Reader: from Psalm 14

The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” […]

The LORD looks down from heaven on the children of man, to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God. They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one. […]

But God is with the generation of the righteous.